For example, in Pennsylvania a young woman named Jessica Bartholomew was paid $25,000 to be the surrogate mother of a child. The conception of the child would consist of the sperm of Father Lamar Sally, the egg of a fourth unknown subject, and the gestation would take place in Bartholomew's womb. On September 12, 2013, Bartholomew, Sally and his wife Sherri Shepherd signed a contract that Shepherd and Sally would be the legal parents of the child Bartholomew was to carry. The contract stated that although Shepherd had no genetic ties to the child, she would still assume matronly duties and responsibilities once the child arrived. However, some complications occurred. During about the third trimester, Shepherd and Sally filed for divorce. In the midst of the divorce, Shepherd decided he no longer wanted any interaction with the child he had once agreed to care for. Shepherd stated "not my egg, not my baby", also claimed she was tricked into signing the agreement and took the case to court. When the baby was born on August 5, 2014, to the surrogate mother, Jessica Bartholomew's name was placed on the birth certificate and the baby was given to Sally who then registered for Medicaid in the state of California, but due of the fact that Bartholomew's name was On the birth certificate as the child's non-custodial parent, the State required her to pay child support to Sally. During the trial the judge ruled that Shepherd's name should be placed on the birth certificate and she would assume the responsibilities of a mother. The ruling also stated that Shepherd would have to reimburse Bartholomew for child support she paid and may also have to repay state aid provided. Shepherd and Sally's divorce has not yet been finalized. Sally threatened to sue Shepherd for child abandonment, and Shepherd offered to pay Sally $150,000, but